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ONLY ONE HOUSE LEFT.
OF TuE'CIrr oFMARslIFIELD. WIS.
Tho Loss Foots up Over Three Million Dol.
lnrs-1ho Homeless People Camping III !.
Woods and Suffering for tho Neces,i.
ties Of Lito-Othcr j. Dig Fires,

w. ..rH 10 =
MILWAUKEE, June est Ia now esti.
mated that the loas resulting from tho
obstruction Of the city Of Maarahfiold will
not be less than s3.ooo,ooo, ana may be
S.5O0,ooO. The heaviest loser is the Up.
ham Manufacturing Company, whose loes
is approxlmated at ssOO,OOO; Sanger,
Rockwell 4 Co.,, Of Milwaukee, $3.50 GOO.
representing the whole seasons cut Of
lumber; Fremont Hotel Co., s2s 900;
Mayor uphRm, general store and s!oesS,
$4,000; Maarshhsld bank, $4,000. Ws,
There are about ono thoussnd loser.
.he amount varying from $500 TO 100000
iwelva aolid blocks OF stores vera do.
ssfoyed. A dispatch tonight says ihp
afe burned until an early hour this NOM
Ing and that but one house remsips nm,
acathed. Hall the population Ia still there,a.
Out Suffering for want Of clothing. Supplies /.
were sent from neighboring towns that
answered the purpose Temporarily. INF
Mayor Upham telegraphs that more pro-
VISIONS must be sent at once or the ppopls
Will suffer. The remaining inhabitanta
are again camping In the woods Tonight. i.
Marrow Escape from Flames,
NEw foRx, June os.-This morning q
fire broke out in the roofing mandatory
Of Tobias New at No. $40 East Twentieth
street, and threatened to assume large
proportions. Three alarms we're sent ont I
and an extra iorcs OF tiremen and engines
was summoned to the spot. The Stock
and building were considerably damaged
6eiofe the flames were extinautahed.
The loss on stock and building is es,i.
mated at $4,000. partially covered by in.
surance. There were twenty women en-. .
gaged In the top floor Of tho building sort.
ing rags when the fire occurred. and thew
lhnad had q marrow eacape with their lives.
they lowered themselves to tho ground by
means Of pulley lines. - = =
Five Businesa Blocks Rurned
n % MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June 2S.-A special
to the Essni"a Hiseonsin from Hurley
says: A fire broke out in one end Of Sill
yer street, tho principal thorouphiare of
the city, at 10 o'clock this morning. and at +
noon four or five blocks of business builI.
lngs we're swept away. Ths fire worked
towards the Lake Shore depot. The FIRE
was finally gotten under control. The
burton House escaped. The loss ia esii-
mated at $50 900. " 80 -
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TIE FUR ROBBERS
Captured In niichigan-rhey Resist Arrest

Captured In 1Ilchigan-They Resist Arrest
but are overpowcred.
CLEVELAND, o., June 2S.-At an early
hour this morning the following message
was received at the Central Station: st
ALrENA, Mich, June %.
Jacob Schmitt, Superintendent Of Police: IN
Have got Morgan, Pat Hanley aud Bill
Harrington. Sheriff Lynch badly wound.
ed. Fought well. I-,,
lsigned] J. Z. DENTON, &
Deputy Sheriff.
Morgan, Hanley and Harrington arc
three Of the fur robbers who rescued Nc.
Mum, their leader, at Ravenna, O., while
he was being brought here from Pitts.
burgh by Captain Hoehn and Detective
Hulligen. Tho fight was desperate one
and Hulligan WAS SO badly injured that
be died. Sixteen thousand dollars reward
was offered for the capture Of thu gang
and the police all over the country were
requested to keep a lookout for the MUIR
derers. !,5s Il Ii ~ s. +.
For the past month Captain dochu, the
officer who wae go badly injured by the
desperadoes who murdered Dslectiys
Hulligsn, has been at work ia the locality
Of Alpena, Mich. The police OF this city
had received reliable information that the
murderers were in hiding in the woods OF
Northern Michigan, and that they had
made Alpens their headquarters, Can.
taju Hoahn v;o;toI A loar, h,k f.,,. ~ /,
the criminals had fed. The oflicials al
that place were given full description OF
the men, and were authorized to arrest
and hold them at any cost. L i "a
Sheriff Lynch was in Cleveland sstur-
day and his description ofthe Alpena gang
Tailed exactly. with that of the murderers
OF Hulligan. Yesterday he telegrsphed
that the men had returned to Alpens, and
at eight o'clock last night he was wired to
organize q peese and capture them. q.
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Ght Q,,t.e:lliiqs,atrlen
once, vos. 80 and s7 Fourteenth Street.

PERSONS learia0 he city for The Mason, and sun.
nr irartisrs, can have Ms, DAILY IN1EiI1QEscEA
nailed 10 them, po,paid, for 05 cents per mdks, the
n,hlrtu ttino changed az often "a desired.
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.4.." CON elvNvo was ordered.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22,


The house concurred in the recommenda-
tion Of the committee OIL appropriations,
and conference was ordered on the disa-
gre ing votes of the two houses
Bragg, of Wisconsin, from the committee
Oh military affairs, reported the bill which
is intended as a substitute for the McAdoo
bill, to provide for the manufacture Of first
class modern guns for the navy and sea-
coast and other defenses, and it was re-
ferred to the committee Of the whole.
The senate confirmed the following NOM
nations:
Thomas c. Manning, of Louisiana, to be
minister to Mexico
L. b. Connery, Of New York, secretary
OF legation IN Mexico.
II. A, Jones, OF oregon, chief justice Of
the supr me- court OF Va, ,,ii i erritory
Charles B. Morton. of Maine, commits
sioner of navigation.
.'John Sherman formally resigned his Of
flee, to take effect next Saturday, in order
that the senate might elect a president pro
tempore who could aid in organizing the
next senate.
The senate took up the house bill to en-
large the powers and duties of the depart
ment of agriculture, and to create an exec
utive department to be known as the de-
partment of agriculture and labor. Mr..
Miller explained and advocated it,
The bill went over as unfinished business
The house amendments to the sundry
civil bill were disagreed to in bulk and con-
ference asked.
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CLERK LEIeHToN's METHODS.
The Shortage Not Entirely Due to Cleri-
cal Errors.

The Shortage Not Entirely Due to Cleri-
cal Errors.
,,,BosToN, Feb. 2l.-The Advertiser sa vs.:
1t is authoritatively stated that Sc far as the
expert has gone into the accounts of ex-Clerk
Leighton, his shortage will amount to about
$1,000 The expert has not yet completed
one years books. but his reports are made
from time to time to the court officials.
With the knowledge of the amount of the
deficiency for this time comes the informa-
tion as to how the money was obtained; and
If reports are true, contrary to the state
n,ents Of Mr.. Leighton, it is not owing
to the clerical errors or to tn, system by
which tn accounts were kept, but to an in
tentional appropriation of the funds Of the
county to his own u Sc.
- 1t is claimed that thefts were concealed
by marking cases committed" when in
reality the fines were paid. Owing to the
methods adopted by Mr.. Leighton to con-
coal his doings, it is impossible to judge as
to the time that it will require to complete
the task of auditing the accounts. Every
paper in each case that has been tried be-
fore the central municipal court during the
term of Mr.. Leighton's clerkship will have
ito be carefully examined, and the books,
papers and records OF every institution
fsgs violators of law have been sent from
kountY, from the time that he took
1arge, and also the yearrly reports sup
ihitted by him to the prison commissioners,
will have to be overhauled and carefully
scrutinzed to ascertain who were really
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SECESSION KILLED.
Triumph for the Tories in Nova Scotia
Cabinet Ministers Returned.

HALIFAX, N. s., Feb. 23.-The secession
issue is dead in Nova Scotia. Eight months
ago the question was voted upon and the
secessionists swept the province The Do
minion elections took place yesterday, and
secession was the great issue. The seces-
sion leaders predicted that they would elect
nineteen out of twenty-one members But
they have only elected five against fifteen
tor the confederation and one in doubt.
The government thus holds its own.
New Brunswick elects ten government sup
porters to six opposition. In st. John,
Ellis, professed annexationist, was elected
by 200 majority The most stubborn fight
Of all was in Halifax city and county.
which the secessionists expected to carry
by 1900, but which elected unionists by
small majorities. Prince Edward Isl..nd
elected four oppositionists ana two govern
ment supporters. In the three maritime
provinces the result is the return of thirty
eight government supporters and fifteen op-
positionists. The country has thus effec-
lively settled the secession question, and
emphatically sustained the governments
policy, fisheries and reciprocity questions.
All the maritime cabinet ministers were re-
elected, Minister OF Fisheries Foster by 400
ma iOrity
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JEM SMITH COMING.
Sullivan Determined Not to Let Him
Take the Belt Back.

Sullivan Determined Not to Let Him
Take the Belt Back.
New YORK, Feb 19.-Jem Smith, the
champion pugilist of England, will sail
from Liverpool for New York on Feb. "a,
accompanied by John Fleming, who will
represent his hacker, and Charley Mitchell,
his manager. Smith will, on his arrival
issue a challenge to John L. Sullivan for
$500 and The Police Gazette diamond belt,
the recognized champion trophy of the
world. Ii Sullivan refuses to arrange a
match, Smith will claim The Police Gazette
diamond belt. Richard X. Fox, the donor,
says that the championship emblem is
Offered for all comers to contend for If
Smith puts up u deposit and challenges Sui
livan, then h, will be allowed to take the
belt and exhibit it wherever he goes. The
belt cost $500, and at Smiths first appear
ance, which will be at the Theater Com
ique. Philadelphia, the day he arrives, Will
lam E. Harding, Mr.. Fox's representative,
will formally present him with the belt to
defend against all comers Thomas Ryan,
the proprietor of the Theater Comique,
Philadelphia, has engaged Smith and
Mitchell for a limit ID period. In regard to
Tho Police Gazette trophy, Sullivan says:
81 will let no Englishman take it from this
country"
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ARSENIC IN THE BREAD.
Important Discovery In the Holyoke
Poisoning Case.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb l9-Important
developments in the Holyoke poisoning cas-,
have come to light which give the matter
a serious aspect Charles II. Clary, son
of Mrs. Sarah S. Childs, who manages the
boarding house, sent two samples of the
brown bread and samples of the materials
used in preparing it to Amherst college to
be anal, zed. and has received the statement
that all the material used in preparing the
bread was found free fr ON poisonous mat
ter as far as investigated, and certainly
free from arsenic, but the brown
bread itself was heavily loaded with
arsenic, and in sufficient quantities to
cause death to all partaking of but lin
tied quantity. On the strengt of the
statement from Amherst the matter was
placed in the hands Of the police. Every
one who partook of the bread was made
sick in greater or less degree. The family
do not suspect any one of causing the trou-
BILE, ae they have had no difficulty with
any of the servants and know of no reason
why such an attempt at wholesale poison
ing should have been made The only
arcicle used in making the bread which has
not been tested is the milk. 1t is possible
that this may have been poisoned by
some one familiar with the premises.
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Sunday, Feb. go.

John Swinton, the labor agitator is to be
invited to visit Boston,
The "Ruddigore" troupe of opera singers
has arrived at New York.
Milt Barlow, the well-known minstrel, has
been arrested in New York, charged with
deserting his wife.
The formal social events at the White
House will terminate for the season with a
public reception Tuesday night
Postmaster General Villas is likely to gain
great W, alth from his ownership of an estate
in the Gogbie iron range in Wisconsin.
Father McGlynn's adherents have issued
an address to the workingmen, in which
they protest against Catholic dictation in
politics
George w. Brown, an ex-police officer of
Woonsocket, r. l., has been relieved of q
snake that had lain in his stomach for four
teen years
The Pinkertons have sued Mayor Orestes
Cleveland, of Jersey City, for $4,000 for
libel because of his pronunciamento against
their business.
Andre Roman, editor of Fralte D'Union,
a French daily Newspaper at New Orleans
and Emile Revoire, the business manager,
have had bloodless duel
The S5,0O0,OOO loan of the city of Boston
for the construction of public parks was
awarded to K. Rollins Morse q Co., who
take the whole sum at Slll.52 for each
500
Unger, who murdered Bohle and shipped
the body from New York to Baltimore.
where it was found in railway depot, has
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THE NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday. Feb. II.

1t is believed now that all of the victims
Of the railroad accident IN Vermont havo
been identified.
The Northwestern Car company, in which
Senator Sabin, Of Minnesota and Boston
New York city.
The New York Tribune is informed by
Democratic leader that President Cleveland
has again avowed his purpose of laaving his
office without an attempt at reelection.
A call signed by thirty one trotting asso-
citations has been issued for a convention to
meet at Detroit March 2 to form central
trotting association TO succeed the National
ASSOCIATION. 1t is said that 100 associations
favor che move.
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BEECHER'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

He Decides to Publish One-The "Life
of Christ" to be Finished First.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2l.-Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher has decided to publish an autobiog-
raphy. He will, however, finish his Life of
Christ" before beginning the autobiography.
The former work is rapidly approaching
completion and will soon be entirely
OF his hands, The history of his
own life will probably not be ready under
eight months, and will cover period Of
half century. The scope of the work will
be wide, and reference made to the most
important events of public interest that
Mr.. Beecher was brought into contact with,
and special attention will be given to the
abolition contest
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SATURDAY.. Feb. 10.

The winCer carnival at Burlington, VT,
+ -NT>a4el -'1ith4. hall.ssa 1..- .-.rs-sa Il
Restriction of Sunday railroad traffic Ia
Connecticut is proposed.
Teemer and Hamm have challenged Han
Ian and mat. to row a race.
Congressman Lowering has formally ap-
piled for Gen. Banks marshaiship.
Gen. Sheridan gives it as his opinion that
We should first turn our attention to manu-
featuring Heavy ordnance before strength
eping the seacoast defenses.
One of the worst storms of winter ragged
in Minnesota and Dakota on Thursday and
Friday.
1t is understood that the nomination of
Public Printer Benedict has been reported
adversely.
Mr.. Dingley is hopeful of favorable ac-
tion by the house on fishery retalatory leg
islation.
Steps have been taken by Boston mer-
chants toward organizing prudential fire
association.
Sewell and Albeit are leading in the
New jersey senatorial contest, with thirty
five votes each
A true bill has been found against jams
Nowlin, of Somerville, Mass. for the mur-
der of George A. Goldman.
Prescott Hall Butler, New York law
yer, nephew of Mrs Stewart has begun
suit to break his aunt's will.
A terrible blizzard swept over Dakota
and Colorado unroofed houses and blew
railway trains from tn, tracks
The Roumanian government is preparing
for defense. The German armories are
being run to their full capacity.
A dispatch from Chicago states that
eighteen ex-county officials are under sur
veillance on account OF crookedness.
Herbert A Salisbury of Pawtucket was
arrested in Fair Haven, charged vii en-
bezzlement of $500 from his employer, OTIS
N. Mason of Providence. He was taken to
Pawtucket.
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Friday, Feb, 18.

The estimated value of Canadian fish
caught in 1856 is So, 100000.
Speaker Carlis,e's name is mentioned in
connection with the treasury portfolio.
The treasurer of the grand lodge of Odd
Fellows of Texas confesses to shortage Of
$4,000.
The West Virginia legislature has decided
to submit a prohibitory amendment to the
popular vote.
The striking employees at Fogg, Shaw,
Thayer & Co. IS shoe factory iu South Wey-
mouth have resumed work.
The president has nominated Samuel N
Aldrich, of Massachusetts, to be assistant
treasurer of the United States, at Boston.
The plaster bandage has been taken from
John L. Sullivan's arm. The champion is
now able to move the fingers of the left
hand.
Malcolm w. Ford, champion amateur
athlete, has retired from athletics entirely.
He will go into manufacturing business in
Brooklyn.
Ice yacht races on the lake were the prin-
cipal feature of the Burlington carnival
The weather favored coasting and tobog-
gaming too.
The trustees of the Soldiers Home of
Massachusetts, voted to urge our congress
men to vote in favor of passing tn, deren-
dent pension bill over the presidents veto.
The Newfoundland legislature opened
The bill prohibiting tsle export of bait was
reintr0duced and will be passed notwith.
standing its rejection by the imperial gov
ernment.
Z. r. Hoar has resigned the presidency
of the board Of overseers of Harvard col
lge. Francis Parkman will be acting
president of the college during President
Eli0t's abs.n
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A BOGUS SERMON.
Fraud Perpetrated Upon Rev. 4. D
witt TalMagc. Of krookIyl.

witt Talmagc. Of brooklyn.
NEW YORK, Feb. ia bogus sermon,
purporting to have been delivered by Rev.
It. De Witt Talmage in Brooklyn 1aberna
Gle last Sunday, has been printed in large
number of newspapers throughout the
country. The copy of the fraudulent ser.
mon was furnished by the A. N. Kellogg
Newspaper company of Chicago, and the
National Press company, of New York, a
branch of the Kellogg company. DR.. Tai
mage furnishes the following card for the
press:
BROOKLYN, Feb. 1d, 1887.
An outrageous fraud is being enacted
There is sermon going the rounds with my
name attached to it, entitled ''Frands De-
tected," and on The text, Numbers, xxi,
23-"But if ye will not do so, behold ye
have snned against the Lord: and be sure
your sin will find yoa out"
l never preached word of that sermon.
never preached from that text. The whole
thing is bass deception.
r. DE WITT TALMAGE.
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HORSE-CAR TROUBLES,
THE CAMBRIDGE AUTHORITIES
READY FOR TROUBLE.
THE GRAND ARMY VETERANS AMI
MILITARY IN READINESS.

IOIice Aiu OOtaineu from worcester
Salem, Lowell and Lynn-Kioters Pun
ished by the Courts-Bullsts and
Stones Fired at Street Cars.
BosToN, Feb. 22.--It was very quiet in
East Cambridge last night, few persons
being seen upon the street after nightfall.
The summary manner in which Judge Or
cutt dealt with the offenders of Sunday and
the dispatch and efficiency with which the
police handled the more excitable element
during the trouble, had much to do toward
establishing order. Cars over the East
Cambridge line were not run last evening
after q o'clock, but were resumad this morn
ing There were few disturbances re-
ported, and only three arrests made.
In order to insure protection to-day, mes
sagts were forwarded to several cities, ask
ing for police assistance In accordance
with the order twenty five officers are ex-
pected from Worcester, twenty five from
Lowell and ten from Salem.
By a vote of the board the mayor sent a
notice to the several Grand Army posts of
the city to hold themselves in readiness for
immediate duty. Co. B, Fifth infantry,
and Co. b, First, was also notified through
their captains to be in readiness tor active
duty. Both companies are under arms at
their headquarters
A few cases of throwing stones were ry-
ported late last night, among which was an
assault upon Conductor Moore of the
Porters station line. He had just started
for Boston on his lO:l7 trip, and as he was
passing stoneyard opposite Kent street,
he was struck in the back Of the head with
stone. He dropped upon the platform
lnsenslble, and in that condition he was
taken into the Revere street stables. His
place was supplied upon the car.
AS fearl street car was passing through
that street in the direction of the stables,
the window at the back Of a lady passenger
was shattered by two pistol bullets. The
lady fortunately escaped unharmed The
hill A little later bottle was thrown
through the window Of another car of the
same line at about the same place. Sav-
eral officers were dispatched to patrol that
district
The Cambridge police were newly
equipped with severty-fve revolvers and
large supply of cartridges The new pistols
are of the Smirh a. Wesson self-cocking
Pattern, and are hve-snootels,. 3S-caiiber.
The equ ipment was furnished by the city
at the request of the mayor There are
sixty-three patrolmen ON the force
Last night a heavy wagon, with 5000
rounds OF ammunition for the militia in
Cambridge, was dispatched from the arse
nal in Framingham, and passed over the
road in the early morning hours.
A RIOT.
In a riot along the street car lines in
Cambridge Sunday six policemen were
badly hurt Ten riorers We're arrested.
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Monday, Feb. FL.

Secretary Vail refuses to resign from the
National yrotting association.
Mclaughlin, the wrestler, has defeated
Benjamin Tor the championship of the
world.
Bowers chemical works of Philadelphia
were damag, by fire to the extent of
$500, 600
Henry II. Hathorn, who had long been
connected with tha hotel business in Sara
toga. N. Y, j. dead. aged 75 He was q
member of the Forty-third and Forty.
fourth congresses.
The body Of Mrs. Ann McDonough has
been found in the bushes q short distance
from her home in Scituate, Mass, where
she had wandered during a fit of insanity
and died from exposure.
Prominent officers Of the treasury de-
partment regard Mr.. Fairchilds chances Of
succeeding to the secretaryship as about
even with the field. "Gentleman George"
Pendleton comes second in the pools
The controller of the currency has de-
clared sixth dividend Of 10 per cent in
favor of the creditors Of the Pacific Ma
tional bank of Boston. This makes 10 per
cent. on all on claims proved amounting to
$2,229,O0U
Fire in New York did S25, 900 damage to
Korn & Holman, boys clothing, $1,000
each to Leppman, Brown 81 Co., wholesale
clothiers and Seemer and Feldst.rn, florists,
and Sl2,0Co other damage, in th. building
at 622 Broadway.
Negotiations between Spain and the
United States for new commercial treaty
have been suspended by Spain. says
Madrid dispatch, until the American con-
gress shall have taken action with regard
to the tobacco and sugar duties.
The governor of Afghan-Turkestan has
advices from the ameer saying that Rus
sian officers and company of Bokharan
troops are surveying for the purpose OF
bridging the Amoor Daria near Kulport,
and that Russian advance is threatened
between Kunduz and Balkh.
The London Times advises that no time
be lost in effecting settlement Of the fish
cries dispute between the United States and
Canada before the fishing season opens, be-
cause, after its commencement, the dispute
may be complicated by fresh seizures of
fishing vess Is. The Canadians, says The
Times, as well as their neighbors, must be
prepared to waive some of the rights for
which they have been sticking